Wednesday, September 19, 2012

'The Gospel of Jesus' Wife'

From the New York Times: "A historian of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School has identified a scrap of papyrus that she says was written in Coptic in the fourth century and contains a phrase never seen in any piece of Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife ...’ ”

Of course, this will interest anyone who has read Robert Anton Wilson's The Widow's Son. Naturally, it will also interest Dan Brown fans, and anyone who has read Holy Blood, Holy Grail (which influenced Brown, but RAW was there first.)

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A daily posting from Tom Jackson about my favorite writer, Robert Anton Wilson. I also seek material by or about Robert Shea, Mr. Wilson's collaborator in writing "Illuminatus!" If you have tips, you may write me at tom.jackson@gmail.com. Please put "Robert Anton Wilson" in the subject line.